The Extreme takes the standard 2-litre turbocharged Astra and cuts weight, boosts power and improves grip levels and braking performance. At 296bhp, its power output is up 20bhp over the standard ...

It’s the Vauxhall Astra, a medium-sized hatchback that’s also been a saloon, estate, convertible, delivery van, hot hatch and touring car at one point or another. Astra means ‘stars’ in Latin, and ...

“The Vauxhall Astra looks great, handles well and will be pretty cheap to run. Just don't expect it to excel at anything” This is the eighth generation Vauxhall Astra. Some have been pretty good cars ...

Many Astras will have gone to lease and rental car firms when they were new, so it is worth checking your potential purchase for marks to the bumpers, kerbed alloy wheels and any marks on the seats.

THE Vauxhall Astra is a bit like the Royal Family. We’re still fond of it – it’s a British institution – but it’s less relevant now. Please provide a valid ...

Vauxhall is ramping up its plan for electrification with more models on the way and, in the meantime this; the new Vauxhall Astra Ultimate plug-in hybrid. It’s a great mid-point. The eighth ...

A well-preserved example of the Vauxhall Astra GTE from 1983 was auctioned in the UK for a cool £22,250, nearly matching the entry price point of the brand-new 2022 Vauxhall Astra which currently ...

Strange how perceptions change. The current Vauxhall Astra seemed a daring and futuristic-looking car on its 2004 launch. But I have now seen it parked next to the new one, to be built in the UK and ...

Plenty of firms sell cars with optional full-length sunroofs, but nothing comes close to matching the incredible view and feeling of space that the Astra’s Panoramic screen offers. It adds detail to ...